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Take Five With Leon De Vose, II

by AAJ Staff
April 5, 2009

Meet Leon De Vose, II:Hello!

Who is Leon?

He is an explorer. He is an innovator. He is unconventional.

Leon learned congas from his father, Leon, Sr., who was the lead drummer for the Essex County African Dance Society. The traditional African, Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz rhythms and sounds would forever inform his artistry. His mother, Delores, possessed of an incredible range, would help to define the melodic style that would become his sound.